Whereupon Clementina laughed aloud, and elegantly made a grimace with her nose and mouth, as she turned the 'perfect poetry' to her mother.
Such were the ladies of the party who went to the Chiswick flower-show, and who afterwards were to figure at Mrs.Val's little evening 'the dansant,' at which nobody was to be admitted who was not nice.
They were met at the gate of the Gardens by a party of young men, of whom Victoire Jaquetanape was foremost.

Alaric and Charley were to come down there when their office work was done.

Undy was by this time on his road to Tillietudlem; and Captain Val was playing billiards at his club.

The latter had given a promise that he would make his appearance--a promise, however, which no one expected, or wished him to keep.
The happy Victoire was dressed up to his eyes.

That, perhaps, is not saying much, for he was only a few feet high; but what he wanted in quantity he fully made up in quality.